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Divided Congress: Gridlock or opportunity?

Politico, GovExec and Washington Post report on the divided Congress and the possibility of gridlock.

Tags: Politico , GovExec , Tom Shoop , Darrell Issa , Barack Obama , Bill Clinton , Congress , elections , pay and benefits , Gerry Connolly , Must Reads , Republicans , Democrats , Dorobek Insider

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Warren says technology is key to new consumer bureau

Elizabeth Warren, head of the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, said technology will be key to make the agency nimble and sophisticated enough to do its job well in the 21st century.

Tags: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection , Elizabeth Warren , technology , crowd sourcing , Nextgov , GovFresh , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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Elections put new focus on government spending

Deficit reduction will be the top priority post-election.

Tags: Barack Obama , John Boehner , budget , pay and benefits , Congress , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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Post endorsement omits mention of MoCo Republican

An omission of a county executive candidate in a major newspaper has caused a controversy in Montgomery County.

Tags: Isiah Leggett , Doug Rosenfeld , Darci Marchese , Gary Emerling , Montgomery County

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Contractors navigate workplace mediation without roadmap

Federal agencies are challenged with how to treat worker grievances from contractors, who do not have the same mediation procedures as federal workers.

Tags: contracting , mediation , grievance , management , EEO , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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Foreclosure freeze could put security clearances at risk

The moratorium on many foreclosures has put some federal workers' security clearances in jeopardy, The Washington Post reports.

Tags: foreclosures , security clearances , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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U.K. embraces 'age of austerity'

The U.K. announced aggressive public spending cuts, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Economist.

Tags: U.K. , U.K. Street Journal , Economist , budget , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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Dead Sea Scrolls to be digitized and put online

The Israel Antiquities Authority and Google are digitizing the 2000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls, The Washington Post reports.

Tags: Dead Sea Scrolls , Israel Antiquities Authority , Google , technology , NASA , digital imaging , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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Obama: Federal jobs may stay vacant

President Obama said Friday that agencies might leave some vacancies as the administration figures out how to save money, The Washington Post reports.

Tags: Barack Obama , layoffs , furlough , budget , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , pay debate

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The right way to reward federal employees

Washington Post's Federal Coach Tom Fox tells managers what to take into consideration when rewarding an employee.

Tags: Must Reads , Must Readssider , Tom Fox , Federal Coach , management , best practices , rewarding employees

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